Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula

Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula

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Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 contaminants flagged · 12 ingredients to avoid

Includes lab results from its product family: Neocate Infant Amino Acid Formula

100

Lab-measured contaminants

Measured against published safety limits

−45

aluminum−27

lead−8

arsenic−5

cadmium−4

mercury−1

Ingredients

−85

refined vegetable oil−8

modified coconut and/or palm kernel oil−8

high oleic sunflower oil−8

sunflower oil−8

canola oil−8

32 more deductions−45

Processing

−10

NOVA 4: ultra-processed−10

Adjustments

What it takes to land on the final number

+40

Minimum score+40

Final score0

Contaminants · 9

1 at/over limit

From lab tests of this product’s family

Neocate Infant Amino Acid Formula

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Aluminum347 ppbof 200 ppb

Over the limit — 1.7×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality (secondary/aesthetic), 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.2 mg/L. NOTE: this is a bottled-water level; it is not an FDA limit for aluminum in solid foods, where no comparable federal limit exists.

Measured in: Nutricia Neocate Infant - Hypoallergenic, Amino Acid-Based Baby Formula

Lead4.1 ppbof 5 ppb

82% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Nutricia Neocate Infant - Hypoallergenic, Amino Acid-Based Baby Formula

Arsenic4.5 ppbof 10 ppb

45% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Nutricia Neocate Infant - Hypoallergenic, Amino Acid-Based Baby Formula

Cadmium2 ppbof 5 ppb

40% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Nutricia Neocate Infant - Hypoallergenic, Amino Acid-Based Baby Formula

Mercury0.3 ppbof 2 ppb

15% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Syneo Infant Amino Acid-Based Formula with DHA/ARA

AcrylamideNDof 40 ppb

Not detectedEU benchmark level, Commission Reg. (EU) 2017/2158 Annex IV — 40 ug/kg for baby foods and processed cereal-based foods for infants and young children (other than biscuits and rusks), the tightest benchmark in the regulation. Applied to all foods as the TIGHTEST published acrylamide number. EU benchmarks are mitigation-performance indicators, not legal maximum levels; looser category benchmarks not adopted include potato crisps 750, crackers 400, biscuits and wafers 350, breakfast cereals 150-300, roast coffee 400 ug/kg. No FDA or EPA food concentration limit exists.

Measured in: Syneo Infant Amino Acid-Based Formula with DHA/ARA

Bisphenol a (BPA)NDof 1 ppb

Not detectedEU Reg. (EU) 2024/3190 — BPA banned in food-contact materials from 20 Jan 2025 (old 0.05 mg/kg SML repealed); the residual exemptions require NO detectable migration at a 1 ug/kg detection limit. 1 ppb is therefore the tightest published number.

Measured in: Syneo Infant Amino Acid-Based Formula with DHA/ARA

BpfNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedNot on the EU Union list of substances authorised in food-contact plastics (Reg. (EU) 10/2011 Annex I), and Reg. 2024/3190 restricts hazardous bisphenols; no migration is permitted. Set at 0.01 mg/kg, the detection limit 10/2011 uses for not-detectable (ND) restrictions.

Measured in: Syneo Infant Amino Acid-Based Formula with DHA/ARA

BPS (Bisphenol s)NDof 50 ppb

Not detectedEU food-contact plastics, Reg. (EU) 10/2011 — BPS (4,4'-sulphonyldiphenol) SML 0.05 mg/kg; BfR applies the same 0.05 mg/kg.

Measured in: Syneo Infant Amino Acid-Based Formula with DHA/ARA

Ingredients · 69

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Common questions

Is Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula healthy?

Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Neocate Infant Amino Acid Formula. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula?

Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula lists 69 ingredients, starting with Corn Syrup Solids, Refined Vegetable Oil, Modified Coconut and/Or Palm Kernel Oil, High Oleic Sunflower Oil and Sunflower Oil. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula contain seed oils?

Yes. Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula lists Refined Vegetable Oil, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Oil and Canola Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula?

Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula compare to other infant formula?

At 0/100 Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula scores worse than most infant formula we have scored. A higher-scoring option in infant formula is Cerebelly Organic Spinach, Apple and Sweet Potato Baby Food at 97/100.

Is Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula organic?

Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula is not certified organic in our data.

Has Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Amino acid-based infant formula powder with corn syrup solids and vegetable oils) with the other products in its family, Neocate Infant Amino Acid Formula, and 2 products in its family have been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula contain heavy metals?

Neocate Infant DHA & ARA Amino Acid-Based Formula itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected arsenic at 4.5 ppb against a 10 ppb limit in Nutricia Neocate Infant - Hypoallergenic, Amino Acid-Based Baby Formula, cadmium at 2 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Nutricia Neocate Infant - Hypoallergenic, Amino Acid-Based Baby Formula, lead at 4.1 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Nutricia Neocate Infant - Hypoallergenic, Amino Acid-Based Baby Formula and mercury at 0.3 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Syneo Infant Amino Acid-Based Formula with DHA/ARA. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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